Originally Posted By: DAM16SXS
It is scientifically proven that the streambed composition/coloration and hue (light gravel or sand of a freestone river vs. the dark mud and detritus of a slow-moving stream, or pond, or lake) are far more significant factors in the light or dark 'coloration' of a trout than if its habitat is shady or not.


Being a south GA boy, I'm not much familiar with trout but the largemouth (green trout) around here respond to surroundings for their coloration. A bass out of a cypress pond will be almost black in coloration whereas a farm pond fish will often be colorless white...Geo